1. CDM IMPLICATIONS OF THE DEFENITION OF FORESTS IN UTTARANCHAL Rajendra Singh Bisht Conservator of Forests Yamuna Circle, Dehradun

2. DEFENITION FORESTS: Minimum Land area 0.05 ha, crown density 0.3 and tree height 5 mts Additionality criteria for A&R projects

3. U T T A R A N C H A L

4. Forestry- the basic facts (uttaranchal)

5. Forestry- the basic facts - 2

6. Forestry- the basic facts -3

7. CHIEF FACTORS AFFECTING FOREST MANAGEMENT IN UTTARANCHAL Conservation Forestry over 1000 mts. Msl. Foothills & Tarai under production forestry Hills under conservation forestr Forest Fires Resource availability for VPs./JFMCs on sustained basis. Forest based Economic activities/Forest based industries

8. IMPLECATIONS Existing forests including more than 12000 van panchayats and PAs, though acting as carbon sink but are not covered. Density improvement if forests not covered Farm forestry/agroforestry(Tillage/fertiliser application etc.) Most of the orchards excluded. Conservation approach in hills no incentive

9. Thrust on forest based livelihood issues in Uttaranchal use of taxus baccata leaves use of tejpat leaves use of seabuckthorn fruits use of Jaitropha fruits for biodiesel

10. Problems in calculating the base line Research institutes should come to help especially in soil carbon analysis There is no data available for carbon flux measurement.

11. Present Status in Uttaranchal Projects submitted afforestation reforestation project betalghat small micro hydel power project Project in final stage solar power heating in FRH VILLAGE ENERGY SECURITY SYSTEM WATER MILLS FOREST BIOMASS BRICKETS PROJECT

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